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Operations Considerations for a Start-up Business
The following article is a guest post written by Daniel Clutterbuck of Webtise. The prospect of starting a business alone can be daunting – how can one person cover marketing, sales, finance, IT, stock, delivery and more? It’s difficult, that much is true, but it’s not impossible. Thanks to technology and a few handy tips and tricks, anyone can start...
Operations Considerations for a Start-up Business
The following article is a guest post written by Daniel Clutterbuck of Webtise. The prospect of starting a business alone can be daunting – how can one person cover marketing, sales, finance, IT, stock, delivery and more? It’s difficult, that much is true, but it’s not impossible. Thanks to technology and a few handy tips and tricks, anyone can start...
Building an online business for freedom, independence, and fulfillment
In the past year, I've had the amazing opportunity to start my own business, work from home, and enjoy the freedom of being my own boss. Right now I'm sitting in a hotel lobby, sipping coffee and working on my laptop, since my wife and I are currently traveling and working on the road. It's an incredibly free feeling to...
Building an online business for freedom, independence, and fulfillment
In the past year, I've had the amazing opportunity to start my own business, work from home, and enjoy the freedom of being my own boss. Right now I'm sitting in a hotel lobby, sipping coffee and working on my laptop, since my wife and I are currently traveling and working on the road. It's an incredibly free feeling to...
How to add tabs to product pages in Shopify
Adding tabs to your product pages is not difficult--all you have to do is copy and paste a little code here and there. There are two different ways of adding tabs, depending on how you want them to function, so continue reading about the two methods below.
How to add tabs to product pages in Shopify
Adding tabs to your product pages is not difficult--all you have to do is copy and paste a little code here and there. There are two different ways of adding tabs, depending on how you want them to function, so continue reading about the two methods below.
5 ways to test demand for your product before building an online store
Before starting an online store, it's important to find out if there is enough demand for your product. I would highly recommend NOT ordering $10,000 worth of doggy snowsuits from a Chinese manufacturer without first knowing if people are going to want to buy them! Spending money on R&D or inventory without first determining demand is a great way to...
5 ways to test demand for your product before building an online store
Before starting an online store, it's important to find out if there is enough demand for your product. I would highly recommend NOT ordering $10,000 worth of doggy snowsuits from a Chinese manufacturer without first knowing if people are going to want to buy them! Spending money on R&D or inventory without first determining demand is a great way to...
How to use blogging to grow your ecommerce business
If you already have an online store, and are looking for ways to improve it, here's a checklist of 8 quick, actionable items you can do today to grow your business. Is a blog really that important for your ecommerce store? When you start an ecommerce business, you might think that you just want to sell your products and not worry...
How to use blogging to grow your ecommerce business
If you already have an online store, and are looking for ways to improve it, here's a checklist of 8 quick, actionable items you can do today to grow your business. Is a blog really that important for your ecommerce store? When you start an ecommerce business, you might think that you just want to sell your products and not worry...
My story: Why I gave up my plans for an MBA and years in the corporate world to start my own business
I'm Leighton. A few years ago I graduated from college and married my beautiful wife, Ryan. My degree was in Graphic Design, but I wasn't quite sure what type of job I wanted to pursue. My wife is a true globe-trotter, having grown up as a daughter of missionaries and having lived in Paris, Benin (that's in Africa), New Jersey,...
My story: Why I gave up my plans for an MBA and years in the corporate world to start my own business
I'm Leighton. A few years ago I graduated from college and married my beautiful wife, Ryan. My degree was in Graphic Design, but I wasn't quite sure what type of job I wanted to pursue. My wife is a true globe-trotter, having grown up as a daughter of missionaries and having lived in Paris, Benin (that's in Africa), New Jersey,...
How to create an effective call to action for your ecommerce website
A call to action (CTA) is where you encourage the visitors to your site to take a specific action. A call to action might be something like "Sign up for our newsletter" or "Browse products." As an ecommerce website owner, you eventually want visitors to purchase something, so your calls to action throughout the site should funnel your visitors towards making...
How to create an effective call to action for your ecommerce website
A call to action (CTA) is where you encourage the visitors to your site to take a specific action. A call to action might be something like "Sign up for our newsletter" or "Browse products." As an ecommerce website owner, you eventually want visitors to purchase something, so your calls to action throughout the site should funnel your visitors towards making...
The biggest threat to your success with ecommerce: what you need to know!
In my experience working with numerous budding ecommerce entrepreneurs, I've seen one mistake trip people up over and over again. It's something that we've probably all experienced at some point in our lives (in general life circumstances), and if you aren't careful there's a good chance it will kill your chances of success with ecommerce. What is this dangerous problem?
The biggest threat to your success with ecommerce: what you need to know!
In my experience working with numerous budding ecommerce entrepreneurs, I've seen one mistake trip people up over and over again. It's something that we've probably all experienced at some point in our lives (in general life circumstances), and if you aren't careful there's a good chance it will kill your chances of success with ecommerce. What is this dangerous problem?
Why start an ecommerce store?
I firmly believe that deep down inside, most people have the desire to own their own businesses. Maybe it's something about human nature--we like freedom, we like control, we like success. If you ask any random person on the street if they'd rather work for someone else or own their own business, I'd bet almost anything that most people would...
Why start an ecommerce store?
I firmly believe that deep down inside, most people have the desire to own their own businesses. Maybe it's something about human nature--we like freedom, we like control, we like success. If you ask any random person on the street if they'd rather work for someone else or own their own business, I'd bet almost anything that most people would...
How to advertise your ecommerce store: 5 ways to build paid traffic
I've worked with many ecommerce entrepreneurs who have great products, great ideas, and great ambitions. But once their stores are online, they sometimes slowly get discouraged and eventually give up on their business because they simply aren't getting enough traffic to make sales.I think that effective marketing is one of the most challenging parts of starting a successful ecommerce business--anyone...
How to advertise your ecommerce store: 5 ways to build paid traffic
I've worked with many ecommerce entrepreneurs who have great products, great ideas, and great ambitions. But once their stores are online, they sometimes slowly get discouraged and eventually give up on their business because they simply aren't getting enough traffic to make sales.I think that effective marketing is one of the most challenging parts of starting a successful ecommerce business--anyone...
4 ways to compete on factors OTHER than price
Let's face it: savvy consumers today will shop around online for the best price, often finding it on Amazon or other big-box ecommerce stores. It can be difficult or impossible for small ecommerce stores like yours to compete with the low prices offered by big stores like Amazon. How in the world can you compete with them? If you can't...
4 ways to compete on factors OTHER than price
Let's face it: savvy consumers today will shop around online for the best price, often finding it on Amazon or other big-box ecommerce stores. It can be difficult or impossible for small ecommerce stores like yours to compete with the low prices offered by big stores like Amazon. How in the world can you compete with them? If you can't...
How to edit the CSS of your Shopify theme
Some of the tutorials here at Ecommerce Pulse require you to edit the CSS for your Shopify theme. If you're not a web developer, you may not be sure how to edit this, so this post will simply show you where to go to find it. 1. Log in to your Shopify Admin. 2. In the sidebar on the left,...
How to edit the CSS of your Shopify theme
Some of the tutorials here at Ecommerce Pulse require you to edit the CSS for your Shopify theme. If you're not a web developer, you may not be sure how to edit this, so this post will simply show you where to go to find it. 1. Log in to your Shopify Admin. 2. In the sidebar on the left,...
How to create two columns of text on pages in Shopify
Video Walkthrough Creating two columns of text on a page in your Shopify store is not difficult. You'll need to edit a bit of code, but no coding experience is necessary--I'll walk you through each step.
How to create two columns of text on pages in Shopify
Video Walkthrough Creating two columns of text on a page in your Shopify store is not difficult. You'll need to edit a bit of code, but no coding experience is necessary--I'll walk you through each step.